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101mass wasting — Geol. downhill movement of soil and rock fragments induced by gravity. Also called wasting …
102mass wasting — noun the movement downslope of soil and rock in response to gravity …
103Manchester wasting disease — enzootic calcinosis …
104salt wasting — inappropriate sodium excretion in the urine (natriuresis) with hyponatremia and hyperkalemia; see also salt losing syndrome, under syndrome …
105mass wasting — (not preferred) refer to mass movement …
106time-wasting — n. (Sports) tactic of slowing down play close to the end of a match in order prevent the opposition from scoring; action or non action that hold a play from continuing or starting again within a logical period of time …
107mass wasting — /mæs ˈweɪstɪŋ/ (say mas waysting) noun the movement of soil, regolith, and rock down a slope in response to gravity. Also, mass movement, slope movement …
108chronic wasting disease — noun a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease …
109time-wasting — …
110Atrophy — Wasting away or diminution. Muscle atrophy is wasting of muscle, decrease in muscle mass. A nerve can also show atrophy. For example, atrophy of the optic nerve diminishes vision. * * * A wasting of tissues, organs, or the entire body, as from… …